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H.R. 840 117th Congress House

Retail Revitalization Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules related to rents received by real estate investment trusts from related parties.

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Bradley Scott Schneider Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Taxation Financial services and investmentsReal estate businessSecurities
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Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retail Revitalization Act of 2021

This bill modifies rules related to rents received by real estate investment trusts (REITs) from related parties. It increases the permissible stock ownership and constructive stock ownership percentage in a REIT to 50% and modifies rules for taxable REIT subsidiaries.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8805 Reintroduction of Retail Revitalization Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 9 Republican 5
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 1, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 1, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 26, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Apr 26, 2021
Nunes, Devin
· Apr 26, 2021
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 26, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 16, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Mar 16, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2021
Reed, Tom
· Mar 11, 2021
Ferguson, A.
· Feb 26, 2021
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 26, 2021
KIND, RON
· Feb 26, 2021
Murphy, Stephanie
· Feb 11, 2021
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 4, 2021
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 4, 2021
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 4, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Feb 4, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 840: Retail Revitalization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-840/
MLA
"H.R. 840: Retail Revitalization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-840/.
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H.R. 840, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-840/.
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[H.R. 840: Retail Revitalization Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-840/)
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